Sorry for not being able to get this out on Friday. I'm finally home now, which means that I should be able to get back to my usual Monday, Wednesday, Friday upload schedule.

Three days later, James was dropped off at the school, and stood with the other kids, nervous. "We will be breaking up into groups," one of the teachers said. "Sort yourselves by age."

The kids and teenagers all sorted themselves out while James watched. He ran to the kids that looked the closest to his age and they all snickered at him. "You will be getting your room assignments later," one of the instructors said. "But first, you will be going to your classes. Come and get your schedules. Leave your bags there. Provided that they are labeled, a DeeBee will be sorting them out."

The children all got into line and received their schedules. James looked at his list and asked the girl standing next to him, "What does this say?"

The girl looked at him and asked, "You can't read? I've been able to read since I was three."

"So what does it say?"

"I'm not helping you." The girl then turned around and walked away.

"It says Math," said the boy next to James. "That's my first class too."

James looked at the boy and smiled. "Wanna go together?" he asked. The boy nodded and they headed off.


Once they were at the classroom, the teacher said, "Your desks have your names on then. Please go to your desk."

When James saw the only empty desk, he went to it. The desk was next to the boy who had helped him, and James smiled at the boy.

"I'm going to call your name," the teacher said, "and if you are here, say 'here' or 'present'. James Fenix?"

"Here," James said, raising his hand. The teacher's eyes widened and James could hear the other kids whispering.

"Settle down," the teacher commanded. "Are you James Fenix, son of Marcus Fenix?"

"And Anya Stroud," James replied.

"Very good. Now, Delmont Walker?"

"Present," the boy who had helped James, now named Delmont, answered.

As the teacher continued and started the lesson, James could hear all of the whispers from the children. He could feel that they were all staring at him, and when he glanced over at Delmont, even he was staring.

"Mister Fenix," the teacher said, snapping James back to reality. "Mister Fenix, can you answer this problem?"

James stared at the problem and said, "No Sir."

"If you can't solve the problem Mr. Fenix, then you should be listening instead of daydreaming. Now, can anyone else solve the problem?"

Delmont raised his hand and the teacher asked, "Mr. Walker?"

"The answer is six."

"Correct. Now everybody open your textbooks to page ten and copy down the problems."


After math was over, the six year olds had a fifteen minute break for recess. Delmont had been the first one out of the classroom, and James had ran after him. "Thanks for the help earlier," James told him.

"No problem," Delmont said, extending his hand. "My name's Del."

"My name is James."

"Isn't James a bit of a formal name? Do you have a nickname or something?"

"Everybody just calls me James."

"Well, you need a nickname. What about Jimmy?"

James and Del both thought of it and shook their heads no. "Do you have a middle name?" Del asked.

"My middle name is Dominic."

"James Dominic Fenix. James Dominic. How about JD?"

James thought about it and said, "I kind of like it."

A group of kids then walked up to them. "Hi there," one of the girls said, and JD recognized as the one who made fun of him. "Want to hang out with us?"

"Sure!" JD exclaimed. "Can Del join too?"

"Sorry, but no. Only popular kids hang out with us, and that kid's a weirdo."

JD looked at the group of popular kids and then back at Del. "No thanks, guys," JD said. "I'd rather hang out with my friend Del."

"But you're the son of a legend!" one of the boys exclaimed. "You're the son of Marcus Fenix and Anya Stroud! You should be hanging out with the popular kids instead of this weird kid."

"Well this 'weird kid' happens to be my friend. And if you can't accept it, then I don't want to be friends with you guys."

"Whatever," the girl said, walking away.

When the kids were gone, Del looked at JD and said, "Thanks for standing up for me. Were you serious, though, that you want to be my friend?"

"Of course. You've been super nice to me all day, and that girl made fun of me."

The school bell rang and James showed Del his list. "What class is next?"

"Reading, same as me. In fact, we have the same schedule."

"Let's go."


After the school day was over, the director of the dorms said, "Alright, look at this list. Next to your name will be your roommate and your room number."

Del and JD got to the list and saw that they were sharing a room. "I think that school will be fun," Del said.

Did not expect the chapter to be this long. Makes me glad I split it up into two different parts.